TURN 4 spring 1862 "For the people"

Card1. First card play for USA is obvious, to demote poor McDowell and place in chargeof Army of Potomac Mr. McLlelan. It is the moment to do it, as Stoneman cavalry brigade gives a +2 for interception and negates the "-2" in all leader ratios. So now AoP defences with +3 and intercepts with 4/6. It affects USA SW with a -5 (McDowell political rating) but gives a bonus of +5 for placing in charge McLellan (special rule). With his first activation confederacy retreats AoNV to West Virginia leaving Van Dorn with a 15000 troops corp it Chambersburg (Pa) allowing to close Senandoah valley and threatening a raid in Pennsylvania.

Card2. USA places a fort in Grafton (WV) seeing the obvious threat of a raid through Pittsburgh. CSA creates AoW at Richmond with Lee in charge. This is a serious problem for the union, Defensive rating of the union armies depends on the difference of the CSA leader in command and the USA leader, if CSA leader is best, then just two leaders are added to the total of the army, on the other way round, grey's armies always uses three leaders. It means, AoW attacking AoP is a +6 vs +3, but if it's AoNV who attacks then it would be +4 vs +4.

Card3. USA places a fort at harrisburg to avoid Van Dorn corps to raid Pennsylvania easily. Then CSA begins a political offensive to join Misouri to the confederacy. <<First move of my buddy I don't like, more troops for reinforcement each turn, and 10 sw for political value of Mo, but very difficult for the greys to defend it.¿?.>>

Card4. Active AoP to recover Chambesburg, to close Frederick with enough troops and to stay in Harper Ferry. Now with new AoP intercepting with a 66% of the times willl respond to an attack from Virgina or from Senandoah. CSA continues with political war at Mo and places three more flags there.

Card5. usa places a fort in H.F. (north of Va) and south moves AoW to Strasburg. A good place to stop any advance from AoP and even to launch a final turn offensive through WV, Senandoah or Manassas.

Card6. For the people lets with some events to steal a card from your enemy hand, this time union plays now in order to steal a very good card (usually players left the best of their cards hand for the end of the turn), and that way then play the last card of the turn a powerfull one. With an incredible luck, USA steals the best possible card from south's hand "major campaign". It is typical to leave a major campaign for yor last card play in order to do three uncontested activation, ...but this can happen!!!. Now, without his  best card, south must play his last card leaving north to seize the last card play (this time). Michael decides to ativate Van Dorn and spreads all over West Virginia in order to place a lot of political markers, but Rosecrans intercepts VD with a "1" (just a 16% to get it 1 /6) stoping them.Very lucky again.

Card7. No cards on CSA hand, this is the last card payed this turn, and it's a campaign too (minor), so two activations for the blues. 1st one: is an amphibous assault from WDC to Fort Fisher (North Carolina). it closes North Atlantic blockade zone but easily greys will reopen it later due to the lack of troops to to defende Morehead city (Nc).
2nd one: Bank's corp move to seize the oportunity to secure Kentucky and even to assault Nashville to burst it's depot and enters Murfreesboro.

Situation in the east at the begining of turn 5. Two armies waiting for the opportunity to raid north

Situation in the west at the begining of turn 5. Kentucky and Nashville in north control but Missippi firmly defended by Johnny Rebs.

Turn losses               casualties.                attrition.
USA                                    15000                       15000
CSA                                     10000 +fort              5000

War  losses:  (casualties +  attrition)
USA                       125000
CSA                          75000

SW
USA 111(+)                        Blockade level=2 
CSA  96(-)